From left to right, Capt. Takuya Shimodaira, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force, Rear Adm. P. Gardner Howe III, president, U.S. Naval War College (NWC), Vice Adm. Scott H. Swift, director, U.S. Navy Staff, Henry F. Winthrop, mayor, city of Newport, retired Rear Adm. James D. Kelly, dean, NWC College of Operational and Strategic Leadership, and Ronald R. M. Turgeon, member, Japan-America Society of Rhode Island, prepare to render honors to Commodore Matthew C. Perry at the 31st annual Black Ships Festival in Newport, R.I., July 20. The four-day festival commemorated the anniversary of the signature of the Treaty of Kanagawa between the U.S. and Japan, negotiated by Perry, a Newport native, and served as an opportunity to strengthen global maritime partnerships.
| Date Taken: | 07.21.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 07.21.2014 14:24 |
| Photo ID: | 1456669 |
| VIRIN: | 140720-N-DN751-003 |
| Resolution: | 1260x830 |
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| Location: | NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, US |
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